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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1921
Page
3
The Maynard school picnic on the grounds drew patrons and friends for a day of unity and support for education. Speakers praised cooperation and progress, with the new school building under construction and plans to emphasize agriculture in teaching.
In Boston on September 9 Edward Dixon of Philadelphia collapsed after news of his father’s war death, as the unemployed block auction neared its second day. Dixon, a World War veteran, had been promised one meal daily and endured exposure on the common. Bidders increased, pledges of food and clothing appeared alongside wares as Urban Ledoux led the procession.
Clemson College reports many farmers plan a fall wheat crop for home use. Agronomist C P Blackwell endorses the practice for self-sufficiency, noting yields are low for profit as a cash crop but worth growing for household needs. After harvest, land can be rotated to cowpeas soybeans peanuts or late corn. Most wheat in the state is grown with cotton or corn.
IC approved J. P. Carey as president and J. T. Taylor as general manager, confirming leadership roles.
The Liberty Township Singing Convention will meet at the Lower Mill Church of Liberty, Maplecroft Mill, September 15 at 1:30 p.m. President C. B. Rewers and Treasurer Lee invite all residents. Also announced is the Pickens County Mall set for October 12 15 and 16 with events statewide.
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